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We have, at last, achieved… (Class 10 English 2024, Q6a)

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EnglishCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2024, set 2/5/1 · 5 marks · Reading comprehension

CBSE Class 10 English 2024: question 6(a)

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2024, paper 2/5/1, section C, question 6(a), for 5 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q6(a) · 5 marks · Reading comprehensionCompetency-basedNelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

We have, at last, achieved our political emancipation. We pledge ourselves to liberate all our people from the continuing bondage of poverty, deprivation, suffering, gender and other discrimination.
Never, never, and never again shall it be that this beautiful land will again experience the oppression of one by another.
The sun shall never set on so glorious a human achievement.
Let freedom reign. God bless Africa!
(Nelson Mandela – Long Walk to Freedom)

  1. (i)

    State any one inference about Nelson Mandela from the given context: "We have, at last, achieved our political emancipation."

    1 mark
  2. (ii)

    State True or False:
    When Mandela says, "God bless Africa", he intends to mean well-being and welfare of only black people in South Africa.

    1 mark
  3. (iii)

    "Nelson Mandela's speech is full of optimism." Elaborate in about 40 words with reference to the extract.

    2 marks
  4. (iv)

    Which phrase would correctly substitute 'so glorious', in the given sentence from the extract?
    "The sun shall never set on so glorious a human achievement."

    1 mark

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2024 board paper, set 2/5/1.

Hints

Open one hint at a time and try again before the next.

Hint 1

Think of what 'at last' tells you about the struggle.

Hint 2

Whose welfare does Mandela mention?

Hint 3

Look at the repetition of 'never'.

Step-by-step solution

Each step shows the marks it earns, as an examiner would award them. Checked by an independent re-solve from the question paper.

  1. (i) Mandela felt a deep sense of achievement and fulfilment, because the long struggle and suffering had been worthwhile.

    1 mark

  2. (ii) False. He wishes well-being for all the people of Africa, not only black people.

    1 mark

  3. (iii) Mandela is hopeful because political freedom has been won and he pledges to free everyone from poverty and discrimination. The triple 'never' and the phrase 'this beautiful land' show confidence in a future without oppression.

    2 marks

  4. (iv) magnificent (or outstanding).

    1 mark

Answer: (i) sense of achievement; (ii) False; (iii) optimism through freedom, pledge and repeated 'never'; (iv) magnificent

Where the marks are

  • (i) Any one valid inference (1 mark)
  • (ii) False (1 mark)
  • (iii) Any two optimism points with reference (2 marks)
  • (iv) A suitable synonym (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paper2024 board paper, set 2/5/1: every question, by section.

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